This is the time to wonder how much of the stump of Jesse Donald Trump will leave of the
Barack legacy.Obamacare and migration
are the two main problems.At least
Raymond Arroyo and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops seem to be
backing away from unadulterated praise for President-elect Donald Trump.

Readings

First ReadingIsaiah
11:1-10

Responsorial Psalm:Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 (cf. 7)

Second Reading:Romans 15:4-9

Alleluia:Luke
3:4, 6

Gospel:Matthew
3:1-12

Annotated
Bibliography

Musings above the solid line draw
from material below.Those disinterested
in scholarly and tangential details should stop reading here. If they do, however, they may miss some interesting
prayer-provoking details.

Williamson reports “the case (that virgin
is meant in Isaiah 7:14) has been weighted in favor of the conclusion” (that
virgin, rather than something like young woman) is meant.Williams regards what Rico writes as
worthwhile.

Especially impressive
is his treatment of the textual changes in 1 Peter 4:14 in the allusion to Isa
11:2 (used here).1 Peter has made three
changes here:(1) the future “will rest”
becomes present “rests.”(2) The spirit
now rests no on the Davidic figure (singular) but on the community
(plural).(3) The words “of glory” have
been added.Nothing that nothing in the
Hebrew or Greek Bible tradition explains these changes, L. shows how they are
all explained by the theory that Zechariah 9—14 provided the narrative
substructure for the theology of suffering in the
letter. . . .One of L’s pioneering study is to challenge
scholars to envision how the narrative of Zechariah 9—14, “the wilderness
journey toward their inheritance” (p. 185), interfaces with the vision of God’s
people as the new temple in whom God’s Spirit rests, a house filled with God’s
glory.

Prosopological
Exegesis: a reading technique whereby an interpreter seeks to overcome a real
or perceived ambiguity regarding the identity of the speakers or addressees (or
both) in the divinely inspired source text by assigning nontrivial prosopa (i.e.,
nontrivial vis-à-vis the “plain sense” of the text) to the speakers or
addressees (or both) in order to make sense of the text.Bates is the authority on prosopological
exegesis.[22]

The Lectionary skips over Romans 15:9this Sunday.But so that the Gentiles might glorify God
for his mercy.As it is written:“Therefore, I will praise you among the
Gentiles and sing praises to your name.

The Responsorial Antiphon for this Sunday is
Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace forever (Psalm
72: cf. 7).[41]

In the gobbledygook prayer at Sunday Mass immediately following the forgiveness
of sins, the Faithful hearing the 2011 Roman Missal can listen for “May
no earthly undertaking hinder”[42]
in this new era of a Donald Trump Presidency.For a more thorough examination of the illiterate 2011 Roman Missal,
go to 1610 Missal:Thirty-fourth Sunday
in Ordinary Time 121125.pdf/htm at http://www.western-civilization.com/CBQ/Personal%20Notes/Personal%20Notes.htm.

This is a call for grace that some Black Baptists bring to mind with And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring
forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS (Luke 1:31).[43]

Addenda

I have already read every article cited in the Catholic
Biblical Quarterly.At this stage I only read unread book reviews
there.Traditionally Theological Studies articles have been more helpful to my prayer
life, but, if I have already read the article, I will cite it without
annotation.I offer the Reformation
Commentary on Scripture in a similar way.

I intend to begin catching up on
material postponed while recovering from the transition of ourselves from
Virginia to Ohio and Marty into the next life.If I ever get three months out, again, I then intend to reevaluate the
amount of energy placed into Personal Notes each week.I would like to get to the Western Reserve
Historical Society to set up the index to the research left there.

[11]
N.a., International Commission on English in the Liturgy: A Joint Commission
of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences, The Roman Ritual: Revised by Decree of the Second Vatican Ecumenical
Council and published by Authority of Pope Paul IV: Order of Christian
Funerals: Including Appendix 2: Cremation: Approved for use in the Dioceses of
the United States of America by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and
Confirmed by the Apostolic See(New Jersey: Catholic Book Publishing Co., 1998).

[41] National Conference of Catholic Bishops, The Roman
Missal Restored by Decree of the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican and
Promulgated by Authority of Pope Paul VI: Lectionary for Mass:For Use in the Dioceses of the United States
of America:Second Typical Edition:Volume I:Sundays, Solemnities, Feasts of the Lord and the Saints
(Collegeville, Minnesota:The Liturgical
Press, 1988) 19. Personal Notes
refers to this book as the Lectionary.

[42]n.a., The Roman Missal: Renewed by Decree of the Most Holy Second
Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, Promulgated by Authority of Pope Paul VI and
Revised at the Direction of Pope John Paul II:English Translation According to the Third Typical Edition:For Use in the Dioceses of the United States
of America:Approved by the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Confirmed by the Apostolic See
(Washington, DC, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2011) 146.Personal Notes refers to this book as
the Missal.